Labeling attachment for carton-crimping machines.



G. W. BEADLE. LABELING ATTACHMENT FOR CARTON CRIMPING MACHINES.

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Patented May 14, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

V GEORGE W. BEADLE, OF BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 SINGLE SERVICE PACKAGE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LABELING ATTACHMENT FOR CARTON-CRIMPING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 30, 1910.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BEADLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bayonne, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Labeling Attachments for Carton-Crimping Machines;

and I do hereby declare the following to be which labels may be expeditiously placed on paper vessels at the same time that other operations are being performed 011 said ves sels.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views, Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a carton crimping machine with my invent-ion attached thereto; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail elevational view of the labeling attachment and a portion of the spider carrying the mandrels; Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational view of the labeling attachment removed from the crimping machine; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the rubber tipped fingers for feeding the labels int-o position to be applied to the cartons.

1 represents the main power shaft which carries a pinion 2 in mesh with a gear 2 which rotates the intermittent gears 3 and 4 to intermittently rotate the spider 5 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1, and through the gears 6 and 7 intermittently rotates the'gear 8.

On the main frame 10 there is mounted the label frame brackets 9 supporting the shaft 11 carrying the gear 8, and also sup porting the stud 12 on which is mounted the lever 13 carrying the floating gear 14 meshing with the gear 8, as shown. The gear 14 meshes also with the gear 15 mounted on the shaft 16 supported in the label frame, and this shaft also carries a gear 17 adapted to engage gears 18 mounted on the mandrel shafts 19 carried by the spider 5.

From mechanism so far disclosed it is evident that when power is transmitted through the main power shaft 1, and through the trains of gears disclosed, that the gear 17 will rotate successively the gears 18 on said mandrel shaft, and thereupon rotate the mandrels 20 with the cartons 21 carried thereby. The said mandrels, of course, are locked between movements by the smooth engaging portions of the gears 3 and 3, Fig. 1, which firmly hold the mandrel carrying spider.

A label carrying box-like frame 22 is mounted upon the supports 23 secured to the brackets 9, and in the frame 22 is accommodated a package of labels 24 in a manner well known. In order that these labels may be forced toward the right as seen in Fig. 2, and toward the front of the box 22, there is provided a follower plate 25 to which is attached a stem 26 carrying a pin 27, operating in a slot 28 of a bell crank lever 29, pivoted at 30 to the supports 23, and carrying at its outer end a weight 31, so that the said weight will constantly force the labels 24 toward the front of the box 22.

The cartons 21 may be fed to the mandrels 20 in any suitable manner, as by a hopper 21* having a contracted lower mouth portion 21 for properly guiding the cartons. As is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the path of the mandrels 20, and cartons 21, is such that as the cartons pass the pack of labels 24, they will frictionally contact with the outermost label and if the surface of said cartons contains glue or other adhesive, it is evident that the uppermost label will be withdrawn from the pack and if the cartons are simultaneously given a rotation on their axes as by gears 17 and 18, above described, the said labels will be rolled around the circumference of the cartons.

In order to coat the cartons with paste or other adhesive, previous to their engagement with the labels, I provide a paste belt 35 carried by the pulleys 36 and 37 mounted on the brackets 38, carried by the frame 22, and said belt is fed from a reservoir 39 also carried by said brackets 38. The location of the belt 35 is in the path of the cartons 21 and as said cartons travel in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2, they rub against the belt 35 and thereby become coated with paste over a portion of their periphery. In order that the belt 35 may itself move, and thereby present a fresh surface to each successive carton, there is provided a belt 40 moving over a pulley 41, concentric with the pulley 37 and driven from a pulley 42 con-- centric with the gears 15 and 17, as shown.

Mounted on the shaft 45 which also carries the pulley 36, is a bell crank lever 47, one end of which is adapted to be successively struck by the shafts 19 of the mandrels as best seen in Fig. 1, and to the other end 48 of which is pivoted the link 49 connectnig with the lever 50 pivoted at 51 to the brackets 38, as shown. The other end of the lever 50 carries a roller 52 adapted to contact with the upper end of the outermost label, and also to contact with the paste belt 35, in order that the uppermost end of the outer most label shall receive paste. In other words, after the carton 21, in its uppermost position as seen in Fig. 2,-has received paste on a portion of its periphery, and afterit has moved downwardly, and contacted with the outermost label, and after the rotation of the cartons has wound the label completely around the same, the uppermost end of the said label will overlap what was before the lower end of said label, but will come on top of the unpasted or clean side of said label, and therefore unless the said uppermost end of the label in question be provided with paste, it will fail to adhere. But by causing the lever 47 to be struck by the axes 19 of the successive 'mandrels as they pass the paste belt 35, and thereby causing the said roller 52 to contact with the uppermost edge of the outermost label, the said edge is provided with paste, and it therefore will adhere to the end of said label above referred to. The outermost label previously to being struck by the roller 52 is moved relatively to the other labels, as will appear below. The weight of the parts is so arranged that the normal position of the paste roller 52 is in contact with the belt 35, and therefore as soon as an axis 19 passes the lever 47, the said roller 52 automatically returns to the belt 35.

In order that the labels may be neatly, firmly, and accurately placed in position on the cartons, there is provided a curved lever 55 carrying the rollers 56 and 57, which are adapted to contact with the label while the carton 21 is being revolved on its axis and therefore adapted to evenly and smoothly position said label. The said lever 55 likewise lies in the path of travel of the cartons and is consequently forced out of the position shown in Fig. 2, toward the left, as seen in said figure, as said carton is moved around its travel by the spider 5. This bodily movement of the lever 55, forces the link 60 with which it is connected, also to the left as seen in Fig. 2, and therefore the lower end of the bell crank lever 61 to which said link 60 is pivoted. The said lever 61 is pivoted at 62 to the support 23, and cam ries at its other end a link 63 pivoted to the crank arm 64, carried by the shaft 65 which is adapted to operate the slotted arm 66 connect-ed to the rod 67 playing in the slots of the guide-pieces 76, as shown. The rod 67 carries a series of finger holders 68 provided with rubber-like tapered fingers 69 adapted to contact with the outermost label 70 and to move said label in the same direction as the rod 67 moves. The arm 66 of course is duplicated on the opposite side of the machine, as best shown in Fig. 3, and the pur pose of the fingers is to loosen the outermost label and make its detachment from the pack easier and from the pack carrying frame 22.

From what has been stated, it will be clear as the lever 55, link 60 and lower end of the bell crank 61, is forced to the left as seen in Fig. 2, in the manner just described,

1 that the rubber like fingers 69, and the outermost label 7 0, will be moved relatively to the other labels 24 and thereupon the latter brought into position to receive the paste from the roller 52. It will be furthermore clear that this outermost label 70 will be picked up by the next pasted carton and wrapped around the same in the manner dis closed. A spring is preferably attached to the upper end of the bell crank 61, and to the frame work of the mechanism in order to restore the parts to their normal position.

The operation of the mechanism will be clear from the foregoing, but may be briefly summarized as follows :Power is applied to the shaft 1, which through the gears rotates the spider 5 and mandrels carrying the cartons in the direction of the arrows shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and said gears also rotate the gear 17 carried by the shaft 16, which gear 17 successively rotates the mandrels and cartons on their axes, after having received paste from the paste belt 35, and after having contacted with a label in the label box 22. The front label is thereupon wound around the mandrel after having had its upper end coated with paste by the roller 52. The curved lever 55 and rollers 56 and 57 firmly press the pasted label into position on the carton, and the bodily movement of the link 60 toward the left, as seen in Fig. 2, operates the bell crank, link 63, arm 66 and label actuating fingers 69 to dislodge the succeeding label which is to be applied to the next carton.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the arrangement of parts and details of construction without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be. limited to such features as may be required by the claims.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a carton labeling machine the combination bination of a power shaft; a spider having mandrels for carrying cartons; gears connecting said spider and said shaft and causing said cartons to travel in a circular path; a belt carrying an adhesive located in the path of said cartons and adapted to be engaged by a portion of the periphery of each carton as it passes said belt to lick up the adhesive; means to hold aplurality of labels located near said path; means for forcing said labels one at a time into said path; and gears connected to said first mentioned gears for rotating said cartons on their axes as they successively contact with said labels, substantially as described.

2. In a carton labeling machine the combination of a power shaft; a spider having mandrels for carrying cartons; gears con necting said spider and said shaft and causing said cartons to travel in a circular path; a belt carrying an adhesive located in the path of said cartons and adapted to be engaged by a narrow portion of the periphery of each carton as it passes said belt to lick up the adhesive; means for moving said belt to supply fresh adhesive to successive cartons; means to hold a plurality of labels located near said path; automatic means for forcing said labels one at a time into said path; means to successively and bodily displace the outermost label after each carton has passed; and gears connected to said first mentioned gears for rotating said cartons on their axes as they successively contact with said labels substantially as described.

3. In a carton labeling machine the comof carton carrying mandrels adapted to move in a circular path; an ad hesive carrying belt in said path adapted to be successively engaged by a longitudinal portion of the periphery of said cartons; means to hold a plurality of labels located near said path; means to apply an adhesive successively to one end of said labels; means to successively force the other end of said labels into said path to be contacted by the adhesive on the cartons; and means to rotate said cartons on their axes and thereby Wind said labels around the body portions of said cartons, substantially as described.

4. In a carton labeling machine the com bination of carton carrying mandrels, means to move the mandrels in a circular path; an adhesive carrying belt in said path adapted to successively apply an adhesive to said cartons; means to hold a plurality of labels located near said path; means to apply an adhesive successively to one end of said labels; means to successively force the other end of said labels into said path to be contacted by the adhesive on the cartons; means to rotate said cartons on their axes and labels; means to successively force the other end of said labels into said path to be contacted by the adhesive on the cartons; means to rotate said cartons on their axes and thereby Wind said labels around the body portions of said cartons; means for firmly pressing said labels to said body portions during the Winding operation; and means connected to said pressing means for bodily moving the next succeeding label substantially as described.

6. In a carton labeling machine means for moving cartons in a fixed path; means for holding a pack of labels near said path; means carrying an adhesive arranged in the path of the cartons so that the adhesive licked up by each carton forms a strip thereon; means for causing said adhesive to contact with one side of one end portion of one of said labels; means to apply an adhesive to the same side of the other end portion of the same label; means to revolve successive cartons on their axes and cause the same to roll up successive labels on their outer peripheries; means to press said label firmly to the body portion of the carton during the rolling up operation; and means connected With said rolling up means adapted to bodily displace a succeeding label for contact with the next carton, substantially as described.

7. In a carton labeling machine the combination of means for causing cartons to travel in a fixed path; a belt carrying an adhesive crossing said path and adapted to contact With successive cartons; means for moving said belt; means for holding a pack of labels located near said path and thereby causing successive labels to contact With said cartons; and means projecting into said path adapted to cause an adhesive to be transferred from said belt to the end portions of successive labels in said pack, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE IV. BEADLE. lVitnesses:

J. H. GEWECKE, J. HoUcn'roN.

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